Brandon Flowers

"It would be boring if I was always the same. I don't do it for the music or the people or the press -- it's part of life changing. I get bored of certain things and I move on." - Brandon Flowers

Brandon Flowers is the lead singer of the Las Vegas-based band The Killers. Their first two studio albums have sold a combined 12 million albums around the world.

MAGNETISM

Brandon Flowers caught the eyes of a lot of women (and men) when he first hit the scene in 2004. He showed meticulous attention to detail when it came to fashion and clothes, and even sported makeup while on tour. In addition to that, Brandon Flowers is a faithful guy, both to his Mormon religion and wife, whom he married in 2007 after dating for four years.

SUCCESS

Brandon Flowers and The Killers have been nominated for countless awards during their short career. In 2005, the band won Best New Group at the MTV Music Awards and the World’s Best Selling New Group at the World Music Awards. The Killers also won two Brit Awards in 2007 for Best International Group and Best International Album. The band has also been nominated for seven Grammy Awards since 2004, but have yet to win one.

Brandon Flowers Biography

Brandon Flowers was born into a large family where he was one of six children. His parents raised him and his sisters as Mormons, and Brandon Flowers remains a practitioner of the faith to this day.

Brandon Flowers’ early musical loves included The Cure, Oasis and U2. He took these with him when he dropped out of school in 2001 and joined a band called The Blush Response. His goal was to make music completely based around synthesizers and electronic influences, but when the rest of the band moved to Los Angeles, Brandon Flowers was left behind.

brandon flowers forms the killers

After seeing Oasis live in concert, Brandon Flowers decided he wanted his band to have a solid guitarist, so he replied to an ad posted by Dave Keuning, and the backbone of The Killers was formed. The two of them eventually settled on the rest of the band’s lineup -- Mark Stoermer on bass and Ronnie Vannucci on drums -- and they got to work writing songs for what would be their first album.

brandon flowers and the killers release hot fuss

In 2004, Brandon Flowers and The Killers released Hot Fuss to critical acclaim. The album combined elements of synth-pop and guitar-based rock, and featured hit singles “Somebody Told Me,” “Mr. Brightside” and “All These Things That I’ve Done.” Hot Fuss went four-times platinum, and propelled the band to a spot on the London stage of Live 8 in 2005.

brandon flowers predicts big things for sam’s town

With The Killers preparing to release their second album, Brandon Flowers made waves in the media by predicting that the album would be one of the best of the past 20 years. Sam’s Town received a mixed reaction upon its release, as it represented an abrupt change in the band. It featured less of the glossy synth that colored Hot Fuss, and was instead an Americana-inspired album that reminded critics of Bruce Springsteen more than Duran Duran. Despite the confusion, Sam’s Town went platinum within just a couple of months of its release.

brandon flowers and the killers release sawdust

While fans waited for another new Killers release, the band put out Sawdust, a compilation album of b-sides and live performances. Though the album was well-received, it did not receive the attention of the band’s previous two releases.

Brandon Flowers and The Killers are now preparing to release their third album of new material this month. The album will be called Day & Age and feature the first single, “Human.”